Lifestyle factors significantly impact survival of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients, study finds
Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 13:10
in Health & Medicine
A new study led by researchers from Mayo Clinic in collaboration with six other U.S. institutions has found that patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma who smoked, consumed alcohol or were obese before their cancer diagnosis had poorer overall survival, compared to patients who did not have these risk factors. This association held after accounting for clinical and demographic factors, and also when considering only deaths due to this kind of lymphoma.